Data Domain and Luminex Partner to Address Mainframe Users' Data
Protection Needs
Vendors Enable Deduplication of Mainframe Data for Tape-Free Disk
Backup and Network-Based Disaster Recovery
SANTA CLARA, CA and RIVERSIDE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 18, 2007
-- Data Domain, a leading provider of Enterprise Protection Storage
systems for disk backup and network-based disaster recovery, and
Luminex Software, a leading developer of mainframe connectivity,
channel gateway, storage and data distribution products, today
announced that they have partnered to deliver solutions that allow
mainframe users to reap the benefits of data deduplication for
tape-free, disk-based backup and WAN vaulting of backup data for DR.
By combining Data Domain appliances with Luminex's Channel Gateway
products, mainframe users can reduce or eliminate their reliance on
tape systems and implement advanced data protection processes.
Luminex Channel Gateways enable FICON and ESCON mainframe protocol
and virtual tape connectivity to open systems Ethernet and Fibre
Channel storage systems. Data Domain's enterprise protection storage
systems use Ethernet or Fibre Channel to connect into the IT
infrastructure. Shoden Data Systems has successfully integrated the
vendors' solutions and deployed a mainframe environment data
protection solution for a leading retail company in the Republic of
South Africa.
"The combination of Luminex and Data Domain technologies opens the
door for mainframe users to deploy tape-free data protection
solutions in their environments and realize the benefits of data
deduplication technology," said Mark Slade, director of business
development for Shoden Data Systems. "Our client was able to
eliminate a tape-based backup and disaster recovery solution that was
extremely costly and time consuming to manage. The Luminex/Data
Domain solution was much faster, highly reliable and simple to
install, and our client no longer has exposure to the inherent risks
associated with physical removal of tapes for offsite storage."
"Mainframe users have not had access to some of the latest backup and
recovery technologies that were designed for open system
environments," said Tom Trainer, Senior Analyst for The Evaluator
Group. "The pairing of Data Domain and Luminex gives these users
access to data deduplication technology, disk-based backup and
network vaulting of backup data for DR purposes. This solution
illustrates that mainframe users have more data protection options
and are not limited to just tape-based systems."
Shoden Data Systems' client in South Africa is currently protecting 9
terabytes of data with its Data Domain/Luminex solution. A Luminex
Channel Gateway is used to establish connectivity with the mainframe
and present backup data to a Data Domain DD560g Gateway, which
deduplicates the data and stores it to a Hitachi Data Systems Fibre
Channel disk array acting as the local backup storage target. Data
Domain's Replicator software is used to replicate the backup data to
a Data Domain DD560 appliance in a remote location for disaster
recovery purposes. Data Domain's Global Compression(TM) technology
ensures network-efficient bandwidth use by only replicating data that
does not already reside at the remote site.
Brian Biles, Data Domain's vice president of product management,
said, "Luminex already has a strong pedigree in the mainframe
connectivity market, so we felt confident that their storage
networking technologies would allow us to make leading data
protection solutions available to mainframe users. We believe that
this effort between Luminex and Data Domain is good news for
mainframe users."
"By partnering with Data Domain, Luminex's objective of providing
transparent mainframe connectivity with open systems-based storage
networking technologies has taken yet another step forward -- this
time in the interests of bringing new and exciting data protection
capabilities to mainframe data centers. Data Domain's enterprise
protection storage solutions carry an exceptional value proposition
and we're pleased to be partnering with them to now make these
solutions available for mainframe customers," said Luminex president
Michael Saunders.
For more information about Data Domain's Enterprise Protection
Storage systems, please visit www.datadomain.com.
About Luminex Software, Inc.
Universal Storage Networking(TM) is Luminex's strategic vision of
dismantling proprietary barriers by enabling all storage and data
management products to work in mainframe environments. Guided by the
Universal Storage Networking principle, Luminex develops and markets
mainframe channel gateway, connectivity and data storage products
that open the mainframe market to the same competitive forces that
are at work creating advanced technologies and products in the open
systems marketplace. Luminex products and technology are used
worldwide by the leading companies in financial, technology,
healthcare and other major industries. Luminex's Channel Gateways
provide native mainframe FICON and ESCON channel connectivity to open
systems storage and networks. The Data|WARE(TM) product family
enables customers to archive, encrypt and distribute data on CD and
DVD media for mainframe and network applications. Luminex products
are available directly from the company and through partnerships with
leading systems integrators and resellers worldwide. Call
1.888.LUMINEX or email us at info@luminex.com for more information,
or visit our web site at www.luminex.com.
About Data Domain
Data Domain® is a leading provider of Enterprise Protection Storage
systems for disk backup and network-based disaster recovery. Data
Domain's Global Compression(TM), data invulnerability and replication
technologies offer data reduction rates that enable new efficiencies
in enterprise data protection. Data Domain delivers the performance,
reliability and scalability to address the data protection needs of
enterprises of all sizes. Data Domain's products and solutions
integrate into a customers' existing infrastructure and are
compatible with leading enterprise backup software products. To find
out more about Data Domain, visit www.datadomain.com. Data Domain is
headquartered at 2300 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95050 and
can be contacted by phone at 1-866-933-3873 or by e-mail at
sales@datadomain.com.
Data Domain, the Data Domain logo and Global Compression are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Data Domain, Inc. All other
trademarks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective
owners.
Denis Roy
Text 100 Public Relations
+1.415.593.8436
datadomain@text100.com
Ed Luboja
Data Domain, Inc.
+1.914.698.1346
edward.luboja@datadomain.com
Eric Christensen
Luminex Software, Inc.
951-781-4100, x-161
echristensen@luminex.com
